Deployment hinge apparatus

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EP 0 776 826 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	27.08.1997 Bulletin 1997/35

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	04.06.1997 Bulletin 1997/23

(21)	Application number: 97200219.0

(22)	Date of filing: 26.09.1995

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: B64G 1/22, H01Q 1/28, E05D 11/10

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB IT

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Priority:

28.09.1994 US 314068

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	95306759.2 / 0704373

(71)	Applicant: SPACE SYSTEMS / LORAL INC.
	Palo Alto, California 94303-4697 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Baghdasarian, Varouj G. Cupertino, California 95014 (US)

(74)	Representative: Lewin, John Harvey et al
	Elkington and Fife, Prospect House, 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR (GB)


	Remarks:
	This application was filed on 28 - 01 - 1997 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.

(54)	Deployment hinge apparatus

(57) A deployment hinge apparatus (120) comprises a stationary bracket (122) and a hinge arm (124) supporting an operating structure (126) and pivotally mounted on the stationary bracket for moving the operating structure between a stowed position and a deployed position. A bearing (128) is provided to pivotally mount the hinge arm (124) on the stationary bracket (122). A first stop (154) is provided on the stationary bracket (122), and a second stop (156) is provided on the hinge arm (124) and positioned to engage the first stop (154) when the hinge arm (124) is in the deployed position. A spring (146) biases the hinge arm (124) towards the deployed position with the second stop (156) engaged with the first stop (154), so as to retain the hinge arm (124) in the deployed position.

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